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Laws of the State of North Carolina, passed by the General Assembly [1848-1849]

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i>I']DSTOIgS.
CHAPTER XXXVllI.
AN AO'U to amend and coiisolidite the several Acts h*'n;-
tofore passed iti favor of Poor Dehiors.
Sfi<% 1. /A-; il enacted b'j iite General ^ssem'j'ij of l/ie State of
.\)rlh Caroiiiiu, tmd it is hereby enacted bij the aitlhori'ij (fihe
sdnie, TIku in all executions, ihe wearing iippaitfl, working tools,
arms for muster, one wheel and cards, one loom one bih'e ' '"r<^'''y
' exe.'i!|)t
and testc'unciit, one hymn book, one prayer book, and all iVom exe«-
necessary school books, the property ot i!ie defendant, shall
^'"^"^"'
be deemed and held exempt from seiznre.
Sec. 2. That in addition to the foregoing arti;:Ies f !)ere shall
liereafter, in favor of every house keeper, on his or her com-plying;
with the provisions of this act, be exempt from seiz- Other pro-lire
under execntion, on debts contracted since the first day ^'^^'^-^
*'*'
of July, 1845, the following property, and none odier, to wit:
one cow and calf, ten bushels of corn or wheat, fifty pounds
of bacon, beef or porlr. or one barrel of fish, all neccss;iry
furm.nor tools for one laborer, one bed, bed-stead and cov-ering
for every two members of tiie family, and sucli oilier
properly as the freeholders hereinafter directed to be aj)-
pointed, for that purpose, may deem necessary fur the com-fort
and support of such debtor's family : suc!i other prop-erty
not to exceed in value the sum of fifty dohars at cash
valuation.
rjoc. 3. W^lienever any poor debtor, or, if a married man,
1:1 liis absence, his wife, may desire to apply for henrni of
the .-:,M-oiid section of thi.> ad. .such apjiiic.-ilion shall be
nidJc; lo some ju.5ticc ol the peace in the county in wliiLJi

,lSlS-'40 85
i>I']DSTOIgS.
CHAPTER XXXVllI.
AN AO'U to amend and coiisolidite the several Acts h*'n;-
tofore passed iti favor of Poor Dehiors.
Sfi ad. .such apjiiic.-ilion shall be
nidJc; lo some ju.5ticc ol the peace in the county in wliiLJi